Laurie Lindeen Dies: Zuzu’s Petals Singer/Songwriter And Author Was 62
deadline.comLaurie Lindeen, who blazed a trail in the grunge era as a guitarist with indie rockers Zuzu’s Petals and later chronicled the experience in a book, died Monday In Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts of a brain aneurysm at 62.
Lindeen moved from Wisconsin in 1987 to join the burgeoning Minneapolis music scene, where acts like Prince, The Replacements, Hüsker Dü, Soul Asylum, The Jayhawks, and Babes in Toyland were putting the city on the map.
Zuzu’s Petals, which took its name from the rose petals carried by James Stewart’s character in the film It’s a Wonderful Life, made a mark at local clubs as an all-female band at a time when that was still somewhat of a novelty.
They recorded a debut four-song cassette with help from Dave Pirner of Soul Asylum and Gary Louris of the Jayhawks. The band later released two full-length albums for Twin/Tone Records, 1992′s When No One’s Looking and 1994′s The Music of Your Life.
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